Renée Zellweger Lowdown

Renée Zellweger is an Academy Award®-winning actor known as one of the most respected actors in modern cinema.

She earned her Oscar Award for her 2003 performance in Cold Mountain. She also won a Golden Globe Award and awards from SAG, BAFTA, Broadcast Film Critics Association, and numerous others.

Her breakout role came opposite Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire. Renée is well known for her roles in Bridget Jones’s Diary and the sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason.

Her feature debut came in Dazed And Confused, which led to numerous other films, including Reality Bites.

Her second Academy Award nomination came from her role as the convicted killer Roxie Hart in Chicago. This was the 2002 Oscar-winning film version of the Tony-winning musical. The role garnered her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture—Comedy or Musical, as well as a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.

Other projects include the acclaimed One True Thing, White Oleander, Down With Love, and Cinderella Man. She has also lent her voice to animated features including Shark